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Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against Mirror Group Newspapers

Source: PA Archive

Prince Harry has won £140,600 in damages after a judge ruled in a landmark High Court battle that he was a victim of phone hacking by tabloid newspapers over the course of six years.

The Duke of Sussex, 39, sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) after suffering years of paparazzi pursuits and 24-hour media scrutiny, accusing journalists, private investigators, and photographers of using illegal means to pursue stories.

In a bombshell legal claim, Harry said relationships had been wrecked and he had been left him paranoid and depressed. He claimed his private medical records had been obtained illegally – blagged –while his phone messages had been hacked

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